Baked Popcorn Rice Food

WINTER WHITE POPCORN

Steps:

• Put the popped popcorn, Rice Krispies, and peanuts in a large bowl.
• Melt the white chocolate wafers.
• Mix the melted white chocolate together with the peanut butter.
• Pour the white chocolate mixture into the bowl with the popcorn mixture and stir.
• Place on two or three baking pans and let the chocolate harden.
• Break up the larger pieces and it's ready to serve.

BAKED CORN AND RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook the rice in boiling water and simmer for 15 minutes, drain and set aside until needed.
• Saute the onions in butter until soft then add the sweet peppers, mushrooms and drained corn, jalapeno peppers, salt and pepper, cooking on low for 5 minutes.
• Mix the cooked rice, vegetables, grated cheddar and Monterey Jack cheeses and sour cream together, blend well.
• Pour into a greased 8 x 14 casserole dish and sprinkle with the parmesan cheese bake for 1 hour.

PEANUT BUTTER CINNAMON RICE CAKE CRUMBLES (OR POPCORN)

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 250ºF.
• In a medium-sized saucepan over medium-low heat, combine the syrup and sugar, stirring and cooking until the sugar is pretty well dissolved. This should just take a few minutes.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the peanut butter, vanilla, salt (if using), and cinnamon. If the peanut butter isn't melting, place the pan back on the heat just long enough to coerce that peanut butter inches
• Stir in the popcorn or rice cake crumbles until well coated with the pb mixture.
• Spread the popcorn or crumbles out on a cookie sheet or in a baking dish, and pop them in the oven for 20 to 30 minutes, stirring once, about mid-way through.

POPCORN RICE KRISPIE BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Place the popped popcorn in a large bowl or roasting pan.
• In a saucepan, combine the marshmallows, caramels and butter. Heat on low until melted, stirring occasionally.
• Pour the caramel mixture over the popcorn and mix well.
• Working quickly so that it doesn't harden too fast, stir in peanuts and M&Ms.
• Press into a well-greased 10-inch tube pan. Cool until firm.
• Remove from pan and cut with a serrated knife.